To record a weight update, simply make a new post on /r/BTFC with the word "Update" and your new weight with the unit included (e.g. "175 lbs" or "96kg" ) in the title. Please note that empty update posts are not allowed and will be removed.

There isn't a set date at this point. The prizes and details are still being worked out for the next round, and the last round is still being wrapped up behind the scenes. Please be patient in the meantime.

I'm using it to figure out exactly what I'm going to do to train for those 12 weeks. I don't have weight to lose...I have muscles that need whipping into shape but I'm too poor to afford a gym membership. So I have to get creative!

buy some cheap home equipment and do bodyweight exercises. I recommend an ab roller, a pull up bar and a set of dumb bells. Other than that you can run, and do the normal push up/ crunches combinations. Also there's an /r/bodyweightfitness sub

I've been planning on trying some bodyweight exercises. : ) It's much more affordable. I have a pull-up bar, which I'm going to use, but no real dumb bells (just some wussy little 3-lb ones). I'm reading through Convict Conditioning and his progressions look like they'd be useful for me because they start at such a beginner level...especially the pushups. I've never been able to do a pushup with proper form but I think if I follow his progressions I'll get there in no time. I'm planning on focusing on correct form over high numbers, because doing lots of pushups wrong won't get me as far as doing fewer correctly. I'm looking into some material from Gold Medal Bodies, too, which looks excellent. I won't be running until spring; winter here is insane, and my asthma doesn't like it when I deep breathe very cold air. We have an exercise bike and I'm going to use that instead.

Quick question for you, is this contest for natural trainers only (no steroids allowed)? I'd like to compete in the next round, in the advanced category, but don't know if my possible use of steroids would be against the rules. Thanks!

Question, if I'm planning on competing, how do I know if I am casual, or advanced? What are the metrics for deciding this?

Follow up question, I want to enter this challenge along with all the roommates in my house. We all agreed to do it together. However, we're all at drastically different fitness levels. Is there a way we can all compete directly against one another?

They were talking new years, then not. I said screw it and started 10 days ago. There's a lot of work that goes into it behind the scenes, it's be safe to say its two weeks out from when they'll announce it, so looking around late jan/early feb at the soonest.

Honestly, there's no conspiracy here to hide the Super-Seekrit Knowledge of The Competition's Future. It would be nice if we could just say "anyone got prizes for BTFC?" and have hundreds of dollars worth of stuff plopped into our lap. But we can't. We also have to plan out advertising for the competition, and get the Reddit admins on board to help us out publicizing it.

Now combine all that with the fact that we aren't paid to do this, and we have to work it in to our normal lives, and you'll start to understand.

You're not on the mods list, so are you even involved in planning the next round?

These threads are upvoted because people are interested in knowing when the next round might be starting. No one is aggressively saying "HEY, why hasn't the next round started yet???". Then your whiny stupid answer about things taking time would make more sense.

Why not something like: "If all goes well, we hope to have the next round started by February." Would that be impossible to say?

"You're not on the mods list, so are you even involved in planning the next round?"

You're ridiculous. Look at some of the other BTFC mod/announcement posts and see how much work was done, and by RHAINUR.

Sure it'd be nice to have a general idea of when the next round will start, but the mods arent being paid to do this and have other commitments that are prioritized. Also, if they give a random estimate, people like you will be the first to jump on the mods and give them shit for giving an estimate

You're ridiculous. Look at some of the other BTFC mod/announcement posts and see how much work was done, and by RHAINUR.

It's ridiculous of me to wonder if he has anything to do with the BTFC planning when he's not on the mod list?

Sure it'd be nice to have a general idea of when the next round will start, but the mods arent being paid to do this and have other commitments that are prioritized.

No mods on any subreddit are being paid for the work they do on this site. If everyone had your slack attitude, everything would be a mess.

Also, if they give a random estimate, people like you will be the first to jump on the mods and give them shit for giving an estimate

A random estimate? What good is that? I want an educated estimate. Really can't be that hard. And you're saying I'd give them shit if they gave me the answer I'm looking for? I don't know what to say to that.

It's ridiculous of me to wonder if he has anything to do with the BTFC planning when he's not on the mod list?

Man, how awkward would it be if my username for this post was green, huh?

A random estimate? What good is that? I want an educated estimate. Really can't be that hard.

Okay friend. Let's hear what your educated estimate for getting people to give you free stuff to give away as prizes for an internet competition is.

All the mods could decide to just pitch in and provide whatever waste they have lying around the house, so my educated estimate for the BTFC 5 start would be "tomorrow". Oh and the prizes are half a bottle of liniment and some used toothpicks.

I think you guys do great work. Don't let unappreciative, non-contributing assholes get to you. For ever vocal ass-hat like this, I can almost guarantee that there are a dozen people that are patiently waiting for what time everything comes together, and love what you guys are doing. Thanks!

First of all, I just want to say that you were the one who started with the aggressive tone, not me. The fact that you're a mod makes it that much worse.

Okay friend. Let's hear what your educated estimate for getting people to give you free stuff to give away as prizes for an internet competition is.

Ok, HMMM, let's see...wow this is gonna be hard.

Let's say you don't have any prizes or anything ready.
The message would then be:

We're currently working on getting all the sponsors on board for the next round. It's hard to say exactly when everything will be in place, but we hope to be able to start the next round in February. (you should have some idea from how long it's taken the previous rounds).

It's about reassurance. What happens in February if the round can't be started? Make a small post explaining the situation and say you're all working hard on getting it done.

That's how I'd do it, anyways. Leaves everyone happy. Your way of remaining silent and then suddenly snapping probably works as well.
Have a nice day! :)